Anticipation

Anticipation

The performance of an act or obligation before it is legally due. In patent law, the publication of the existence of an invention that has already beenpatented or has apatent pending, which are grounds for denying a patent to an invention that has substantially the same structure and function as the earlier invention.

In the law of Negligence, anticipation refers to the knowledge that there is a reasonable probability that the consequences of particular conduct of one individual will result in injury to others.

The anticipation of an invention also occurs if the later invention is merely an Adaptation of an earlier patent, which would be obvious to a skilled person who need only exercise some mechanical skill to develop the same adaptation.

ANTICIPATION. The act of doing or taking a thing before its proper time.
2. In deeds of trust there is frequently a provision that the income of
the estate shall be paid by the trustee as it shall accrue, and not by way
of anticipation. A payment made contrary to such provision would not be
considered as a discharge of the trustee.

In the morning, the benchmark KSE-100 index opened on a positive note, but it came under selling pressure near midday, which was mainly sparked by anticipation of escalation of tensions between Pakistan and its eastern neighbour India.

Minister Machnouk urged Lassen to declare a state of emergency within the international institutions concerned with the displaced Syrians in Lebanon, to follow up on their disastrous situation following the recent storm and in anticipation of the next one, especially in the camps of the Bekaa.

In anticipation of Luban, the competent authorities in Dhofar are working to gradually raise the level of preparedness, in connection with the situation and developments in the next few hours and days.

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